דָּמַם (dāmam) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning wail. It appears
30 times
in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1826).
Also rendered
be dumb
to silence
stationary
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 439)
Range of meaning (TWOT 439)be, grow dumb, silent, still; be struck dumb, astounded; be made silent; be dumb, be astonished, stop, perish; cease, be cut down, forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, keep silence, tarry, wait
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
דָּמַםverb: be, grow dumb, silent, still
Qal
1.be silent
2.be still (opposite to both speech and motion)
3.be struck dumb, astounded
Niphalbe made silent, i.e. destroyed
Strong's H1826דָּמַם: to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish KJV:cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.